However, the Mail had earlier tweeted a story which claimed to contain a report of “lorry ploughs into pedestrians”.

Daily Mail one of the UK’s biggest newspaper tweeted about a lorry ploughing into people at Oxford Circus, then deleted it when it turns out to be fake news. Well that’s one way to spread a rumor. pic.twitter.com/nULu0G4lbe

#oxfordstreet There is a lorry stopped on the pavement in Oxford street, police all around it and blood on the floor, it's definitely the aftermath of something maybe just a crash but nothing on the news... Anyone have a clue?

Social media users blamed Mail Online, one of the world’s biggest news websites, for only adding to the mass panic and confusion.

They've since deleted it, but @DailyMailUK were straight in there with an unfounded, unconfirmed and ultimately untrue story. Everyone else is trying to contain and reduce panic, Daily Mail actively encouraging it. Bunch of bell ends. https://t.co/nTOvw3hviZ

Daily Mail tweeting about lorry ploughing into people at Oxford Circus, then delete it when it turns out to be unfounded. Talk about unhelpfully spreading rumours... and this from one of our biggest newspapers!